Table 2.
Phytate content (mg/100 g) of sorghum cultivars as affected by irradiation followed by processing
| Radiation dose (KGy) | Treatment | Sorghum cultivars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dabar | Wad Ahmed | Karamaka | ||
| 0 | Raw | 266.00 ± 0.45a | 268.00 ± 1.50a | 272.00 ± 0.16a |
| Fermented | 114.38 ± 0.42m | 130.20 ± 0.12m | 129.20 ± 1.98m | |
| Cooked | 223.44 ± 1.02c | 211.72 ± 0.18e | 217.61 ± 0.23d | |
| Fermented cooked | 155.61 ± 1.00i | 166.96 ± 0.05i | 160.48 ± 0.11h | |
| 5 | Raw | 229.56 ± 1.61b | 236.11 ± 1.92b | 236.37 ± 2.13b |
| Fermented | 99.17 ± 1.04n | 113.58 ± 0.12n | 112.53 ± 0.11n | |
| Cooked | 196.85 ± 0.10f | 185.89 ± 3.16f | 191.92 ± 0.21f | |
| Fermented cooked | 136.00 ± 1.98j | 147.34 ± 0.99 j | 138.98 ± 0.13i | |
| 10 | Raw | 219.18 ± 0.17d | 220.76 ± 0.11c | 226.58 ± 0.05c |
| Fermented | 97.68 ± 0.87o | 110.19 ± 0.02o | 132.30 ± 1.95k | |
| Cooked | 191.49 ± 0.12g | 179.54 ± 0.10g | 109.69 ± 0.11o | |
| Fermented cooked | 133.98 ± 0.11k | 141.37 ± 2.01k | 136.41 ± 0.84j | |
| 15 | Raw | 215.19 ± 0.18e | 220.28 ± 0.06d | 217.33 ±0.04e |
| Fermented | 92.53 ± 0.19p | 105.76 ± 0.12p | 104.40 ± 0.12p | |
| Cooked | 181.21 ± 0.01h | 171.71 ± 0.10h | 176.91 ± 1.56g | |
| Fermented cooked | 126.51 ± 0.11l | 135.24 ± 0.29l | 131.11 ± 0.92l | |
Values are means ± SD (n = 3)
Means not sharing a common superscript(s) in a column are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05